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Form 8.3 - Darktrace plc

RNS Number : 5016W
Societe Generale SA
18 August 2022
 

FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.  KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Full name of discloser:

Société Générale S.A.

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

  The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

  Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Darktrace plc

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:


(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

  For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

17/08/2022

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

  If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

NO

 

2.  POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

 

(a)  Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

 

Ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short positions

 

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

2,450,562

0.35

16,861

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

4,985,322

0.70

759

0.00

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

7,435,884

1.05

17,620

0.00

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b)  Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

 

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

3.  DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)  Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

Purchase

677

5.388

Ordinary

Purchase

39

5.354

Ordinary

Purchase

659

5.388

Ordinary

Purchase

657

5.388

Ordinary

Purchase

282

5.45

Ordinary

Purchase

474

5.368

Ordinary

Purchase

487

5.45

Ordinary

Purchase

915

5.398

Ordinary

Purchase

240

5.352

Ordinary

Purchase

790

5.32

Ordinary

Purchase

23

5.368

Ordinary

Purchase

25

5.368

Ordinary

Purchase

2

5.368

Ordinary

Purchase

482

5.368

Ordinary

Purchase

3

5.368

Ordinary

Purchase

2

5.368

Ordinary

Purchase

2

5.368

Ordinary

Purchase

943

5.382

Ordinary

Purchase

185

5.352

Ordinary

Purchase

782

5.4

Ordinary

Purchase

129

5.36

Ordinary

Purchase

769

5.46

Ordinary

Purchase

578

5.36

Ordinary

Purchase

890

5.406

Ordinary

Purchase

589,159

5.092

Ordinary

Purchase

143

5.376792

Ordinary

Purchase

304

5.3750329

Ordinary

Purchase

863

5.37044

Ordinary

Purchase

986

5.384716

Ordinary

Purchase

142

5.3678169

Ordinary

Purchase

280

5.417679

Ordinary

Purchase

681

5.3711013

Ordinary

Purchase

111

5.436036

Ordinary

Purchase

350

5.3615895

Ordinary

Purchase

761

5.387383

Ordinary

Purchase

13,480

5.381011

Ordinary

Purchase

1,589,654

5.092

Ordinary

Sale

146

5.374

Ordinary

Sale

104

5.374

Ordinary

Sale

785

5.39

Ordinary

Sale

773

5.46

Ordinary

Sale

773

5.464

Ordinary

Sale

774

5.472

Ordinary

Sale

468

5.42

Ordinary

Sale

890

5.4062703


Total Purchases

2,206,949



Total Sales

4,713


 

(b)  Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

143

5.376792

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

304

5.3750329

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

863

5.37044

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

986

5.384716

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

142

5.3678169

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

280

5.417679

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

681

5.3711013

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

111

5.436036

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

350

5.3615895

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

761

5.387383

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

13,480

5.381011

 

(c)  Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing, or varying

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

GBP









 

(ii)  Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)  Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)  Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

 

 

(b)  Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

 

 

(c)  Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

18/08/2022

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number*:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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